The Cecil Whig., 1887-11-12

it out aN a patent medicine, II being much
less rxFcnslye. We wIh Ll.d.y refund
money if satisfaction is not given.
The INDIANA CHEMICAL. Co,
Jan 29-ly Crawtord>liiir, Ind,
ABOUT THE SCHOOLS
The schools are in session in country
and town. and the natural Supposition
would be that every parent is earnestly
interested in the success Of at least the
one particular school of which his fondest
little ones form a part. But how many
actually possess sufficient interest in their
own school to impel them to visit it, we
will say once every school term. to see
for themselves how their children are adj
vancius i'll knowledge. what III pral iutiu-
ence is surycu ding them, or to make
sur" that they have tie simplest +, quisite
health C0nditionS-wa1m feet, cCol heads
and a >rtticiency OF Wholesome AIR? How
m my ot those parents who fail to visit
the o-room-excuSing themselves
By saying "Oh, | can tell well enough
how Il school is prosperjng without gong
there" how many of these take the trou
| bic tveu TO urholt the teachers iLtlu-
| ence at their own fresdeS instead of
aiding H. It's overthrow? You cannot
| mean mr, says ore; Il never NEEDLE
| with school matters one way or aDotner."
| Ii you never ''meddle" Gas you phrase
| it,, the inference is that there is a cor
| responding lack 0f interest. 1t your
| olive plants are of the thrifty, growing,
| wild e-awake kind, and are accustomed TO
| have mamma interest herself in their af-
| fairs, then school affairs will not form an
exception to the rule. Nor should they,
| That pa' ert who asserts ccmp,acen5ly,
| II never listen to tales about school,
| and therefore tliaks she has done all
| that is required of her. GENES very ial
| short of POSSESSING the right kind of in
| terest in the affairs cf school. II children
| are Interested in school Fo.k, hey will
piltile OF lis JTi, tt home a. raGurally
| as spalrows chiIp OF robins sing. Nor
should it be reprcssed. The mothers
| expIt ssed delight a5 wu3 k well done, Ter
sorrcw and regret 1T faliuIe, VIII often
help the good wo:k alorg far more than
the parent is aware. y II is this less til,
case i'll matters Oi disclilin8. y gentle,
| Il am So sorry you should have deserved
it, If our child has be en- punished, is
| tar better tor all concerned than tirade
against The teacher, too often prompted
| by that spirit "t rgotism that can never
see ones own black birds TO be ANYTHING
| but white. OR ii it is another that has
| been punished, the mothers II hope, my
dear. it may never oe you, OF, Il can
| but think ii a di~siace TO be punished a
| school-it seems 10 me goods boys aud
| girls are not likely to be- or words of
similar import, cannot fail to have theii
influence upon the child'S department il
| school. Or the other hand, that parent
who responds to her caiIi's enthusiastic
prattla by IA pettish, Il wish you would
| drop the sch noi-roon WHEN you leave it,
| or Who speaks in a critical or sarcastic
manner OF the teacher or workings OF the
schoOl-who gives vent before her chill
dren to expresSi'ns Of diSApproval or dis
| ike-that parent, whether aware Of it or
not, is demolishing as fast as possible
the teachers influence and authority, so
| far as her own especial brood is con
cerned. Often far more tritiing express
sons on the part OF the parent are sutti-
cient to set pupil against teacher all
through a term OF scuooi. \ knowing
| glance from the father or mother TO some
other member OF the family, curl of the
| lip as the child'S tale is .olC; these are
quite sufficient To give these "iitte pitcn-
ers" sheir cue" and set them oil on the
| rebel" side
| Go into any school room and point out
| those pupils that seek continually to
| evAde the teachers rules-iook upon her
as Il tyrant rather than helper and
| friend-and instead ot according her that
respectful courtesy which is her due,
| treat her With contempt; and will point
out to you, without great danger OF mis-
take, those liIeSides where the teachers 5
authority, if not Il aduCsd, at least is not
upheld. 1t is really wonderful how blind
parents sometimes are on this point
| blind not only to ii sense of Justice, but
10 their own aud Their chilQrcns best
| interests as well. How often the really
capable, scrupulous teacher thinks, in
her inmost soul: III had the children
only to manage, how easy 1t would be-"
If complaints come Of cruelty AID i'll
Justice and neglect Gas they often will,
along with the rest of the school TALK.
too much weight must not be given
them, remembering that child's rea
soning faculties are impertectIy deYel-
oped, and that impulse, even in older
people, is not greatly to be relied upoa.
But it the parent feels that there is rea-
| souahle ground for compliant, ccusure
must not, even then, be spoken before
the enid. IC can d. no good must lu-
evItably do harm II complaint must be
made, let it be privately 10 the teacher
herself, and to none other. But i'll max
ing up the judgments. let the parent
bear in mind no" many days there are
when nothing goes qultcaS it ought with
her and her little ones at home. when
she is nervous and out OF sorts, and they
are irritable aud cross, and ask herself if
she never giveS sharp word or angry